Where does “Weißglut” come from?

Weißglut (German) comes from German glut, from Middle High German gluot, from Old High German gluot, from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Weißglut (German): incandescence; fury; violent anger

Definitions

  1. incandescence; fury; violent anger

Ancestry of “Weißglut”, step by step

Weißglut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglutgreat heat from (or as if from) something that glows
2Middle High Germangluot—
3Old High Germangluot—
4Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
5Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glōdi →